diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52b7e848d..b28aff339 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # hawkbit-update-server
 
+Want to chat with the team behind hawkBit? [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/eclipse/hawkbit](https://badges.gitter.im/eclipse/hawkbit.svg)](https://gitter.im/eclipse/hawkbit?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
+
 [hawkBit](https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/iot.hawkbit) is an domain independent back end solution for rolling out software updates to constrained edge devices as well as more powerful controllers and gateways connected to IP based networking infrastructure.
 
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d37e9807..f29123763 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,18 +49,6 @@
       <url>https://github.com/eclipse/hawkbit.git</url>
    </scm>
 
-   <distributionManagement>
-         <snapshotRepository>
-            <id>sp-snapshots</id>
-            <uniqueVersion>false</uniqueVersion>
-            <url>https://repo.bosch-si.com/content/repositories/sp-snapshots</url>
-         </snapshotRepository>
-         <repository>
-            <id>sp-releases</id>
-            <url>https://repo.bosch-si.com/content/repositories/sp-releases</url>
-         </repository>
-      </distributionManagement>
-
    <repositories>
       <repository>
          <id>vaadin-addons</id>